How to Drive Chapter 2

When your mirrors are properly adjusted, which of the following is true?

• The rearview mirror will be adjusted allowing you to see as much of the rear window as possible.

• The outside mirrors will be adjusted to provide a view of the sides of your vehicle.

• The mirrors will provide detailed information about vehicles around you.

• Blind spots will be eliminated so you do not need to check to the sides.

When you adjust your side mirrors, position your head straight ahead as if you were driving.

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT part of a daily pre-driving check?

• Checking outside the vehicle.

• Checking inside the vehicle.

• Checking under the hood.

• Checking the vehicle as you approach it.

Safety belts help keep a driver behind the steering wheel and in control during a crash.

• True

• False

The radio/MP3/CD player should not be used by new drivers.

• True

• False

The high/low beam headlight switch on some older model vehicles may be located on the floor, beneath the parking brake pedal.

• True

• False

The windshield wiper switch could be located on all of the following, EXCEPT:

• The driver's floor near the left foot.

• A separate lever arm on the right side of the steering column.

• The turn signal lever.

• The dashboard.

In vehicles equipped with a driver's-side air bag, sitting closer than ___ inches from the steering wheel increases the chance of arm, neck, or facial injury in the event of a crash.

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

While ensuring that your tires are properly inflated during a pre-drive check, you should also check:

• The headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and taillights.

• The direction which your tires are pointed.

• Both A and B are correct.

• Neither A nor B is correct.

Which of these is not part of a normal under-the-hood check?

• Checking the air filter assembly.

• Checking the battery.

• Checking the transmission fluid.

• Checking the shock absorbers.